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Revision as of 06:34, 19 July 2014
Dundee | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Named for | Dundee[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean Armstrong |
• Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
• Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
Area | |
• Total | 84.40 km2 (32.59 sq mi) |
• Land | 69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 408 |
• Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 6.4% |
• Dwellings | 336 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | R-132 |
Dundee is a township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 408. It is primarily an agricultural area consisting of dairy and grain farms.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the Montérégie region of Quebec, the township is bordered to the south by the United States and to the northwest by the Saint Lawrence River, with the Mohawk reserve of Akwesasne to the west. The Salmon River runs through the municipality in a northwesterly direction from the US border to the Saint Lawrence, where many islands also make up Dundee's total area.
Communities
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Dundee Centre (45°01′44″N 74°25′37″W / 45.02889°N 74.42694°W) – a hamlet in the center of the township
- L'Île-Saint-Régis (45°01′08″N 74°38′09″W / 45.01889°N 74.63583°W) – a hamlet located on an island of the same name in the Saint Lawrence River
- Pointe-Fraser (45°02′46″N 74°27′58″W / 45.04611°N 74.46611°W) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
- Pointe-Leblanc (45°04′23″N 74°26′18″W / 45.07306°N 74.43833°W) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
- Sainte-Agnès-de-Dundee (45°00′34″N 74°24′04″W / 45.00944°N 74.40111°W) – a village in the southern area of the township
Lakes & Rivers
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Rivière aux Saumons (45°02′09″N 74°31′25″W / 45.03583°N 74.52361°W) – runs from the US border to the Saint Lawrence River in the municipality's western area.
Demographics
Population
2011 | |
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Population | 408 (-6.4% from 2006) |
Land area | 69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi) |
Population density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Median age | 47.5 (M: 47.6, F: 47.4) |
Private dwellings | 336 (total) |
Median household income | $27,926 |
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Dundee, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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410
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255 | 2.0% | 62.20% | 130 | 16.1% | 31.70% | 10 | n/a% | 2.44% | 15 | 40.0% | 3.66% | |||||
2006
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430
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250 | 25.0% | 58.14% | 155 | 13.9% | 36.05% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 25 | 0.0% | 5.81% | |||||
2001
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415
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200 | 9.1% | 48.19% | 180 | 33.3% | 43.37% | 10 | 0.0% | 2.41% | 25 | 28.6% | 6.02% | |||||
1996
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400
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220 | n/a | 55.00% | 135 | n/a | 33.75% | 10 | n/a | 2.50% | 35 | n/a | 8.75% |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 19755". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Dundee
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BEAUHARNOIS--SALABERRY (Quebec)
- ^ a b c 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dundee, Quebec Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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